Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) or poly(NIPAAm) is a synthetic polymer that exhibits a well-defined lower critical solution temperature (LCST), making it thermally responsive—it undergoes significant changes in solubility and hydration state around 32°C in aqueous solutions. This material is primarily used in research and emerging biomedical applications rather than high-volume industrial production, where its tunable phase-transition behavior enables intelligent drug delivery systems, temperature-responsive hydrogels, and biomedical devices that can respond dynamically to body temperature changes.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ultimate Tensile Strength(σUTS) | 0.6817 | ksi | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glass Transition Temperature(Tg) | 283.1 | °F | — | ||
Maximum Service Temperature(Tmax) | 724.9 | °F | — |